T4 endonuclease VII selects and alters the structure of the four-way DNA junction: Binding of a resolution-defective mutant enzyme

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 260, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 678-696

  Richard, J ^a   Pohler G ^a   Giraud Panis, Marie Josèphe E ^a   Lilley, David M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA protein interactions; Holliday junction; Recombination; Resolving enzyme

Indexed keywords

ENDONUCLEASE; METAL ION; MUTANT PROTEIN; NUCLEASE; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE T4; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; DNA STRUCTURE; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; HOLLIDAY JUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN QUATERNARY STRUCTURE; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0030564937     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0430     Document Type: Article

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